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lol.... as i said


The earth is tilted at a 23.5 degree angle perpendicular to our orbit around the sun.


using my quotation above as a reference it means if we were 'aliens' approaching the solar system we could approach it from any angle and it would not the traditional view i.e.


it could be

or it could be

or


there is no plane of reference except where you are coming from.
ps. the photo I attached at the beginning was the original photo taken by Apollo 17 before it was changed to fit the orientation propagated by maps

The size of Texas and that of Kenya are relatively the same, but if u look at the map, Kenya looks like a tiny rag....plays well with our psychology, they think "BIG" we think "small"

it is my argument that all these 'images' have had a negative impact on africa not only to the eyes of the western world but by africans themselves. images such as this represent Africa's perception of itself

plague our minds about Africa and even some parts of Kenya. I always ask myself - before these humanitarian organizations came to be - who was feeding Africans? I mean depending on who you ask we have 'plagued' this continent for thousands of years. Turkana did not suddenly become 'a desert' in the 80s. The turkana move into what is now known as the turkana basin some 200-300 years ago - who was feeding them?
Our image has taken a beating - if it is not hunger, its war in the more arable areas of Africa, if not war its Aids if not Aids its tribalism and tribal anarchy. its shocking that even in the eyes of Africans themselves we convince ourselves that 'we would have been further ahead' if only the colonialist stayed for longer! what we forget is that colonialism did not only bring roads and buildings but also brought forced labour, heavy taxation, and swift and vengeful violence for any insurrection. Development was essentially organised to extract cheap cash crops and natural resources for use by the colonial powers. To facilitate easy administration, tribal differences and rivalries were exploited to the full, and Africans who refused to assimilate to the culture of their overlords were kept out of the market economy and the education system - the once glorious ethnic group the Maasai is a testament to this. Our 'tribalism' is actually a by product of colonialism. Our country was divided into ethnic blocks where certain ethnic groups live. Super tribes like the Kalenjin and Luhya were invented in the 1940s to balkanize people.

its time we took control of our destiny - we have no friends! for the last 300 years African labour build the 'new world' and now our minerals and wealth is building the east! Zindukeni and determine the future you want your kids to live in. Self sufficiency is the only way out! the only way to get some respect around here.

A question I never got an answer! When in exactly north pole position, can one still say there's north? Same question applies to south pole. As for East-West, I can reason with that!!
Sometimes I usually feel that we should do away with these western style of doing things. It is ripping our continent apart. For example, personally, I have decided my marriage is African. Hakuna kiherehre mingi ya wedding, sijui honeymoon.
Furthermore, come to think of it, back in the days as a kid, I never heard of sijui mother's day, anniversaries, presents left and center,etc yet our mothers and fathers lived happily "ever after" unlike these days with all that junk into the relationship.

Now that one thinks about it, Necessity is the mother of invention. I asked about England.. how a tiny country can cause so much suffering, how they remain financial giants. Japan is clearly illuminated in the comment above. England must have realized the disadvantaged position they were in and opted to exploit the world. Japan opted to be innovative. While we in Africa in our abundance took a chill pill and opted to let others do the thinking for us!

Change starts from within. This is my declaration 'I will produce that which I consume. I will make money from selling its excess. I will not direct my efforts to bettering a parasite/user to my detriment'

Thank you @Magigi for 'Man's search for meaning' by Viktor Frankl. He who wrote 'Don't aim at success. The more you aim at it and make it a target, the more you are going to miss it. For success, like happiness, cannot be pursued; it must ensue, and it only does so as the unintended side-effect of one's dedication to a cause greater than oneself or as the by-product of one's surrender to God'

possibly china then later Brazil after that depending on how we 'panga' ourselves - Africa

In modern times you have to add strong economy and military. It is almost assured that the country with the strongest economy and military will always be the superpower. If you separate the two and have situation where the strongest country in economy terms is not the strongest in military terms, like we could see in our generation, then you enter a transition phase which is bound to be very uncomfortable

@Mukiri... a very inspiring book... Will look for this one too...Don't aim at success

Africa will grow and develop. But the gap between rich a poor will widen.
Reasons?
For an economy to grow EQually/ equitably to all , you need only three factor
1. Justice- rule of law to all
2. Services- infrastructure etc. tax money working appropriately
3. Security- both to people and their property according to law.
Provide Africa and Kenyan with above and they develop in one generation.

Otherwise what's happening is a kid's growing but bones and internal organs not developing.
I heard Cape Town to Lagos - 6hrs. But cheapest is through Dubai and connect 23hrs